Giovanni Battista Piranesi ( 1720 - 1778)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi ( 1720 - 1778) - Appartenenze D’antiche Terme / Description: Appartenenze d’antiche terme con scale che conducono alla palestra e al teatro -Ancient baths. Etching from Opere Varie di architettura, prospettivi, grotteschi, antichita; inventate, ed incisi di Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano. This plate from the Roman edition of Opera Vari II was not published before 1761 in any volume, and was an adition to the Opere Varie I of 1750. From a group with watermark : 'Fleur de Lys in a double circle' (not visible on all sheets). Good impression from the Roman edition (before the three digits numbes of the later Paris edition). / Dimensions: 15 x 21,80 cm Excellent condition with no folds, tears or stains. Full plate border and good wide margins. / Literature: Focillon 126 first state without the number, Wilton-Ely 47,